A cousin of mine has gotten some heat recently for stating that, although he’s a Christian, he doesn’t celebrate Christmas. To some, this is blasphemous. But as we already pointed out, Christmas (Dec. 25) is not really the date of Christ’s birth.
Here are some of the things he has pointed out about Christmas:
“Nowhere in scripture are Christians commanded to celebrate the birth of Christ. I challenge anyone to find a scriptural reference to the First Century Church celebrating Christmas. In fact, two of the four canonized gospels don't even mention the birth of Jesus.
“By contrast, the followers of Christ are admonished to observe two things: Communion and Baptism. All other feasts, festivals, and observances are entirely optional (see Colossians 2:16).”
So, if they didn’t celebrate Christmas, did they celebrate anything?
Well, we know that Jesus was at the Temple at Hanukkah at least once (John 10:22-23). So I would imagine that the Jewish Christians would have still celebrated Hanukkah.
(For more of my cousin Ken’s thoughts on Christmas, please see his blog http://random-ken.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-really-dont-like-christmas.html)
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